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Thanks for the well wishes folks, didn't mean to derail the thread. I'll be back to full health before long I'm sure!Back on topic, you can't discount the younger pros as first team squad members. They are being paid a first team wage, and the likes of Jones and Horton must now be classed as first teamers having played plenty last season. Even if you discount Bottomley, Blythe, Hasani and Ravenhill for having hardly played at senior level, that is still 17 players plus 4 loanees to come.What more do people want? Some on this forum must never, ever be happy with their pastime of watching football because nothing is ever good enough.
I make 13 from that list and that includes Smith (loanee)! Nowhere near a good enough squad depth for this league.We have another loanee secured, who is a forward player, but with no prior league experience.I’m finding it extremely difficult to equate the numbers we have against (what is supposed to be) a bigger budget than last season. And, we’re now having to ship players out before we can get anyone else in. Unbelievable, Jeff.Does the budget need adjusting?
So we’ve a significant budget increase with high earners leaving yet we can’t get players in????? Yet again points to no rhyme or reason, quite clearly no increase and a desperate attempt to sell season tickets
First I’m not having a go at the budget .Secondly I’ve not discounted the young players in Jones is part of the 11/13 we have now.We had Williams and 7 others last season we have the same now so that’s a fair comparison.I’m not asking us to spend billions as someone wants to make their point.I did say we may have spent more on some players. I was just doing a comparison. Some you softbskin people thought I was having dig at the board I wasn’t I want Richie to succeed as manage here some don’t and would be happy to see him fail. So get off your board protecting high horses at the moment we haven’t got enough players with 3 more loans after the second one tomorrow we will be in a better position. Also let’s hope Greaves Horton and Hasani can come good for Richie they are in their third yeat of a professional contract.
Not sure if I’ve missed something But what’s the problem with the squad?We’ve made some very good signings, wellens said on day one what he wanted and how many and we seem to be doing exactly what he said?What’s the problem?
We are an average League 1 team signing average League 1 players. No doubt we will finish in an average League 1 position. Most of my life we were in Division 4 so I'm just living the dream.
Quote from: dickos1 on July 18, 2021, 03:59:47 pmNot sure if I’ve missed something But what’s the problem with the squad?We’ve made some very good signings, wellens said on day one what he wanted and how many and we seem to be doing exactly what he said?What’s the problem?Some people seem to think we should have 22 players of first XI quality then Christ knows how many in reserve.
How do people know we've signed good players... Nobody's seen them play yet
I think the squad is better than last seasons already isn’t it?
Quote from: dickos1 on July 18, 2021, 09:02:46 pmI think the squad is better than last seasons already isn’t it? We are short of 1 GK but we get a loan keeper we are no worse off.The defence is close to last season maybe a utility defender. We only know when they play together. The centre three we haven’t got a DM player we have only got three we had four last year if you count Gomes. Front three We have 4 players now although 2 are injured it will be 5 tomorrow. Last season we started with 6 and Williams. So when we sign the three loanees we should be nearly there
Quote from: steve@dcfd on July 18, 2021, 09:20:06 pmQuote from: dickos1 on July 18, 2021, 09:02:46 pmI think the squad is better than last seasons already isn’t it? We are short of 1 GK but we get a loan keeper we are no worse off.The defence is close to last season maybe a utility defender. We only know when they play together. The centre three we haven’t got a DM player we have only got three we had four last year if you count Gomes. Front three We have 4 players now although 2 are injured it will be 5 tomorrow. Last season we started with 6 and Williams. So when we sign the three loanees we should be nearly thereSteve, did we have all those players three weeks before the season started though?
Quote from: drfchound on July 18, 2021, 09:22:27 pmQuote from: steve@dcfd on July 18, 2021, 09:20:06 pmQuote from: dickos1 on July 18, 2021, 09:02:46 pmI think the squad is better than last seasons already isn’t it? We are short of 1 GK but we get a loan keeper we are no worse off.The defence is close to last season maybe a utility defender. We only know when they play together. The centre three we haven’t got a DM player we have only got three we had four last year if you count Gomes. Front three We have 4 players now although 2 are injured it will be 5 tomorrow. Last season we started with 6 and Williams. So when we sign the three loanees we should be nearly thereSteve, did we have all those players three weeks before the season started though?I did say before comparing when the season starts so I’m hoping we get the players before it starts. If you remember the only change to that was Tulloch got injured and we brought Sims in as a replacement
Quote from: steve@dcfd on July 18, 2021, 09:41:54 pmQuote from: drfchound on July 18, 2021, 09:22:27 pmQuote from: steve@dcfd on July 18, 2021, 09:20:06 pmQuote from: dickos1 on July 18, 2021, 09:02:46 pmI think the squad is better than last seasons already isn’t it? We are short of 1 GK but we get a loan keeper we are no worse off.The defence is close to last season maybe a utility defender. We only know when they play together. The centre three we haven’t got a DM player we have only got three we had four last year if you count Gomes. Front three We have 4 players now although 2 are injured it will be 5 tomorrow. Last season we started with 6 and Williams. So when we sign the three loanees we should be nearly thereSteve, did we have all those players three weeks before the season started though?I did say before comparing when the season starts so I’m hoping we get the players before it starts. If you remember the only change to that was Tulloch got injured and we brought Sims in as a replacement We also signed Matt Smith at the end of the transfer window, well after the season started.